Date: Tue, 24 Jun 1997 09:25:52 -0700 (PDT)
From: mirelle cohen <mirelle@unixg.ubc.ca>
To: Sociology Graduate Students -- International <socgrad@csf.colorado.edu>
Subject: Re: problems w/hiring inquiry
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As a Brit studying at a Canadian University and likely ending up looking
for work in the US (due to my partner's likely hiring at a US school post
PhD) could somebody kindly inform me what the top 10 schools are?  I'm
just curious  and have no desire to actually attend/work at one.  As one
who has experienced the pressure of a "top"
institution (Oxford) I now have no further desire to be a miniscule fish
in a pond of all-stars.   Furthermore, I am simply not cut out for the
rigorous pressure and cut-throat competition.  I guess my point is that
even the most gifted students may not benefit from, or flourish in an
aggressively competitive environment.  Just a thought for those aiming for
the top or lamenting not having gotten there!!

Thanks for your time
Mirelle Cohen
Sociology, University of British Columbia